University of North Carolina - Asheville

University of North Carolina - Asheville

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University of North Carolina Asheville ranks number 1 nationally on the "Best Schools for Making an Impact" list (Princeton Review). Asheville also ranks eighth in the US amongst public liberal arts colleges in U.S. News & World Report's "Best Colleges 2015”. Students reportedly love the fact that they are nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains and praised the university's outdoors program, including rock-climbing, caving, hiking and kayaking.

Live music is a significant element in Asheville and the surrounding area. Seasonal festivals and numerous nightclubs and performance venues offer opportunities to attend a wide variety of live entertainment events. Asheville is also home to the United States National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), the world's largest active archive of weather data.